Comments on: Bike. Walk. Joy. http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-walk-joy/ Sustainable Living: More Joy And Less Consumption Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:59:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alison http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-walk-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Alison Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:41:40 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=380#comment-4149 Yes, Europe has a much better transportation system than the U.S. I attribute some of this to its more compact geography and some to the wisdom (including social capitalism) it has accumulated in its longer history of being densely populated. There's no transportation, public or otherwise, that's risk-free, however. We take a risk by leaving our houses :). But when great numbers of people use public transit, bike and walk as in Europe, those things do become measurably safer. Yes, Europe has a much better transportation system than the U.S. I attribute some of this to its more compact geography and some to the wisdom (including social capitalism) it has accumulated in its longer history of being densely populated.

There’s no transportation, public or otherwise, that’s risk-free, however. We take a risk by leaving our houses :) . But when great numbers of people use public transit, bike and walk as in Europe, those things do become measurably safer.

]]> By: european http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-walk-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-4142 european Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:05:31 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=380#comment-4142 guess what, that is what most of us are doing in europe since ever: walking / cycling through the city instead of taking the car. And in case the distance should get too long, there is always a subway / tram / train / bus station around any corner. And thanks to our social capitalistic economies the crime rates in Europe are so low that you can use public transpirtation risk free ;) guess what, that is what most of us are doing in europe since ever: walking / cycling through the city instead of taking the car. And in case the distance should get too long, there is always a subway / tram / train / bus station around any corner.
And thanks to our social capitalistic economies the crime rates in Europe are so low that you can use public transpirtation risk free ;)

]]> By: Crafty green poet http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-walk-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-3254 Crafty green poet Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:41:15 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=380#comment-3254 I walk almost everywhere, otherwise I'm on the bus or train. I can't ride a bike well enough to go far in a city .... I love walking though, you can notice so much detail passing by... I walk almost everywhere, otherwise I’m on the bus or train. I can’t ride a bike well enough to go far in a city …. I love walking though, you can notice so much detail passing by…

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